Program areas at VASC
Attendance to The museum for this fiscal year was 71,674. Included in total visitation were 29,966 students who visited The museum. Also served a total of 16,267 students in The outreach program mainly virtually. The museum features over 166 exhibits, including 19 aircrafts, 7 Space crafts, 2 rockets and 1 lunar habitat.
Educational programs - The curriculum team developed and implemented five new hands-on-inquiry based programs aligned to The Virginia sols to support formal learning goals and objectives. In addition, staff deployed virtual enrichment programs to strengthen sol scores in critical testing years for 5th and 8th grade students. Education also held 8 in-person overnight scout programs, and 8 weeks of stem based summer camps, titled camp nasa.
Who funds The Virginia Air and Space Center (VASC)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at VASC
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jeffery Smith | Executive Director | $0 | 2023-10-19 |
| Robert Griesmer | Former Executive Director | $250,000 | 2023-06-30 |
| Charles English | Interim Ex Director | | 2023-06-30 |
| David Holt | Secretary | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Melvin Ferebee | Vice President | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 12 more key personnel |
Financials for VASC
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,302,882 | $2,102,089 | 9.6% |
| Program services | $1,257,497 | $1,066,379 | 17.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,025 | $2,064 | -50.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $65,376 | $33,918 | 92.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $105,076 | $79,930 | 31.5% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $3,731,856 | $3,284,380 | 13.6% |
Organizations like VASC
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Orlando Science Center | 501(c)(3) | Orlando, FL | $14,104,581 |
| Minnesota Discovery Center | 501(c)(3) | Chisholm, MN | $2,992,585 |
| Science Center of Iowa (SCI) | 501(c)(3) | Des Moines, IA | $10,760,381 |
| Arizona Science Center | 501(c)(3) | Phoenix, AZ | $11,579,588 |
| Imaginarium Group | 501(c)(3) | Fort Myers, FL | $1,673,865 |
| CuriOdyssey | 501(c)(3) | San Mateo, CA | $7,747,451 |
| Mcauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center | 501(c)(3) | Concord, NH | $1,407,748 |
| The Tech Interactive | 501(c)(3) | San Jose, CA | $16,975,651 |
| Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum | 501(c)(3) | Denver, CO | $5,314,037 |
| Connecticut Science Center | 501(c)(3) | Hartford, CT | $9,663,152 |
Data update history
December 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
September 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $6,500 from Herndon Foundation June 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 600 Settlers Landing Rd
- Hampton, VA 23669
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- County
- Hampton city, VA
- Website URL
- vasc.org/Â
- Phone
- (757) 727-0900
- Facebook page
- vascnewsÂ
- Twitter profile
- @vairandspacectrÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 54-1447096
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1992
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A57: Science and Technology Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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